An Orleans Parish Juvenile Court judge accused of lying about where she lives made her first appearance as a criminal defendant Monday, pleading not guilty to two felony charges.

Judge Yolanda King was released on her own recognizance after entering her plea before Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Arthur Hunter.

King, 56, who was elected in May, was indicted last Thursday on charges of executing a false affidavit and filing a false public record. King, a relative newcomer to the bench, appeared in court dressed in a black suit and was accompanied by her attorney Clarence Roby Jr.

King resides in St. Tammany Parish and not New Orleans, as she stated in election documents, according to the indictment. Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell's office is prosecuting the case.

During the campaign, King said one of her sisters lived in her Slidell home and she lived in another sister's home in eastern New Orleans. Caldwell's office said she has claimed a homestead exemption on her St. Tammany property since 2007.

Following the state grand jury indictment, prosecutors agreed not to pursue a warrant for her immediate arrest, allowing instead for King to turn herself in for booking.

King was formally booked after her court appearance. She spent eight minutes in custody, said Philip Stelly, spokesman for Sheriff Marlin Gusman. King was booked at 11:03 a.m. and released at 11:11 a.m., and no booking photo available for King, Stelly said.

Executing a false affidavit carries a penalty of up to 2 years in prison and fines of up to $2,000. Filing a false public record carries a penalty of up to 5 years in prison and fines of up to $5,000.

King was elected in May 2013 in a runoff against former prosecutor Doug Hammel. She was sworn in in June, replacing Judge Tracey Flemings-Davillier, who was elected to Criminal District Court. Shortly thereafter reports surfaced about the state attorney general's office probe into King.

King's background includes time as a prosecutor, a law clerk for Civil District Court and a research attorney for the Louisiana Supreme Court and 4th Circuit Court of Appeal.

King's attorney, Clarence Roby Jr., did not immediately return a call for comment. And Assistant Attorney General Sonceree Smith Clark declined to comment outside of court.